Hi all,
Has anyone claimed tax relief on their CIPD membership fees?
I'm aware that you can claim tax relief on fees or subscriptions you pay to approved professional organisations. This only seems to apply however if you have to be a member of an organisation to do your job.
My employer encourages and supports it's HR staff to be CIPD qualified (and CMI qualified) and I'm therefore qualified to associate CIPD level and have Chartered CMI. However, this is now not an absolute requirement and they have employed people without any CIPD qualifications but with experience and who have relevant skills in other areas that are beneficial to the wider team.
Before I contact HMRC I'm keen to hear what other people have done?
Thanks in advance,
Gavin
I agree wholeheartedly with the points you raise. I'm just mindful that, for example, social workers have to be registered with their professional body otherwise they can't practice, as do doctors and countless other professions. There is no such requirement for HR unless it's a contractual requirement imposed by an employer. And I've never known an employer insist on continued membership of the CIPD - just that the employee has the required qualifications and experience. It would be nice for HMRC to be a bit clearer. I don't want to claim something only to have to repay it at a later stage!
I agree wholeheartedly with the points you raise. I'm just mindful that, for example, social workers have to be registered with their professional body otherwise they can't practice, as do doctors and countless other professions. There is no such requirement for HR unless it's a contractual requirement imposed by an employer. And I've never known an employer insist on continued membership of the CIPD - just that the employee has the required qualifications and experience. It would be nice for HMRC to be a bit clearer. I don't want to claim something only to have to repay it at a later stage!
